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    Didnt notice this till now...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by RedBaronK, May 26, 2008.

  1. RedBaronK

    RedBaronK Notebook Consultant

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    I have a M1530 and noticed my cpu sticker is actually a centrino sticker rather than a core 2 duo.. but in device manager it says T7700 @ 2.4ghz core 2 duo. ummm what gives?
     
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    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Prolly ran out of stickers. No big deal.
     
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    If you ordered the Intel wireless card then you get a centrino sticker. Centrino is the combination of multiple Intel technologies.
     
    Rhodan, May 26, 2008
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    wow thanks for the rapid responses.... couldnt believe i had this thing for months and just noticed the sticker lol
     
    RedBaronK, May 26, 2008
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    Well with the M1530, the stickers are probably the last things that you'll look at.
     
    Bchen06, May 26, 2008
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    In current laptops:
    core 2 duo + intel wireless card = centrino sticker.
    core 2 duo + dell wireless card = core 2 duo sticker.
     
    nizzy1115, May 26, 2008
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    Tip: to remove the stickers get a credit card and start hitting them on the side
     
    DarkSide, May 26, 2008
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    They didn't run out of stickers; the sticker is correct and is meaningful more so than a Core 2 Duo.

    A Centrino laptop consists of 3 components: The chipset, the processor and the wireless card. Absent any of those 3 components, the laptop may not be advertised as Centrino.

    So, in your case, your M1530, no matter how you originally configured it, uses an Intel Centrino-qualifying chipset and processor.

    You did have a choice, though, whether or not to take the Intel Wireless card. Since you did, your particular laptop may be advertised as Centrino.

    Had you, instead, taken a Dell (Broadcom) or other wireless card, however, your laptop would not be a Centrino, but, by virtue of its Core 2 Duo processor, is still a Core 2 Duo machine, which is why others who did not buy the Intel Wireless card have a Core 2 Duo sticker on their XPS machines.
     
    Samuel613, May 26, 2008
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    I wish they didn't put stickers or make it optional.
    I am afraid if I took them off it will leave marks (happened on my old Dell 9300).
     
    Chrysaor, May 26, 2008
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    Since the palm rest is made of aluminium using a plastic object like a credit card should remove them without a trace...
     
    Rhodan, May 26, 2008
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